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THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty
GABRIELLE POV.Decisions. Decisions. Decisions.It drained me to make them, but I had to. It was the only thing I had any control over. I didn't want to torture Blake, but it was necessary if we were ever going to move forward. He needed to be broken, that was the only way he could be reformed. It would have been easy if he just stopped being stubborn. My frown deepened, and I clutched at my hair, desperate to dispel the headache I felt coming on. The room spun and all of a sudden I was not in my office. I looked around wildly, my heartbeat accelerating. This wasn't real. It wasn't. I blinked, then blinked again, willing my brain to forget all of those memories. I thought I'd finally overcome my dark past because I hadn't experienced any flashbacks In a while but I guess I hadn't.And the horrible memories always came at the worst of times, disrupting all the peace I managed to build around myself. It was harrowing. Images of the filthy acrid-smelling dungeon plagued my senses, to
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty one
GABRIELLE POVGrandfather found out about the deal not pushing through and our cargo getting seized by the authorities. It was all over the news. Illegal weapon trading. Shipment ceased by the cops. They'd lost two of their men- who were decorated as heroes for their service to the country- but they got to stop the illegal distribution of firearms that could have caused more problems to society. They assured the public that they had everything under control and were working towards apprehending the owner of the said cargo and were still carrying out their investigations on the case... they also assured the public that even though those that had been caught refused to talk, they'd make some progress soon. They were going to wait for a very long time because I was sure that those men would never rat us out. They'd rather die than go against me. But that wasn't the real reason I was watching the news. Blake hadn't been reported missing which meant no one suspected that he was missing,
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty two
BLAKE MORENO POV.Cold numbing silence. It was the most horrible feeling. Knowing all about the psychological effect of the white room torture didn't help me at all and as the time dragged on with no way to figure out just how much had gone by, I started to feel frantic.Has it been a day, two days... I kept counting seconds on my hand but at a point, I lost track of it all. There was no window... no nothing, just a squared-shaped white room with the necessities- all in the same sickening color. I couldn't even see my shadow on the wall. My head ached, my body felt like it had been mauled, and the screeching noise refused to fade from my head even though it had been turned off. It had hurt so much, that I'd thought I would bleed out of my ears.I squinted my eyes against the glare of the light, my iris bleary. I couldn't sleep, no matter how hard I tried to. I'd been trained to endure this sort of situation at the academy, but this was the real deal, and it was hard to find the right
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty three
GABRIELLE POV The cup filled up steadily, almost spilling over the edges before Grandfather decided to stop the server. His eyebrows flared, as he fixed me a pointed look. I nodded my thanks, carefully picking up the drink to avoid spilling its contents. I threw it back against my throat, and it burned, scalding my throat as it glided down. I swallowed grimacing as my eyes watered. The server started to refill the cup once I placed it down. It was deliberate. He was acting according to my grandfather's instructions.I repeated the whole process, feeling out of depth as to why he was making me drink. My cup was filled two more times and drank dutifully even when it felt as if my throat was in shreds. Grandfather grinned, a satisfied look on his face as he waved the server away. Did he think I'd had enough? I held his gaze, filled up my glass to the brim, and drank it down all in a go, the burn, was a familiar feeling. His sudden hissed laughter was a surprise, but his eyes did not
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty four
MASSIMO POVI drew my sword, focusing my gaze on those of Genovese's. He was old, but his sword skill was unrivaled, and no one had been known to defeat him in any form of combat. His grip on the sword was an art in its own right, so I had to be very careful. I took a deep breath, concentrating on winning the fight without getting nicked by his sword once. Genovese sometimes subjected his men to training... and you'd think it was just for practice until you found your head rolling on the floor. I'd already watched many of such executions. I refused to fail any test he tried me with.He came at me stealthily, moving so smoothly, I almost forgot to block the attack- I did at the last second but it was a close call. Genovese wasn't playing around and I knew that from the power of his strike... even tho he was old, the man's strength was still intact.He didn't let up, and he growled, the sound raising the hair at the back of my neck as he struck at me. He was fast and his sword was l
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty five
GABRIELLE POVGetting cut off, and being forced to watch my back didn't bother me as much as I thought it would, not that I could concentrate on anything other than Blake Moreno anyway, so there was that. I'd left him to the whims of my men, all because I didn't anticipate Grandfather would make such a sudden move. I knew Blake was strong but I wasn't sure to what extent his strength lay... I should have gone to him sooner, but with the hit on my back, things had gotten a lot strained. The weather sucked and I felt agitated all through the drive. I was also being extra careful to avoid being trailed. The last thing I needed was for my grandfather to find out where I was keeping Blake. If there was any reason he wanted the cop dead, I was going to find out. Grandfather thought he had me trapped but he was dead wrong and I was going to show him. Getting to the safe house in the woods took much longer than I timed but I was a hundred percent certain that I had not been followed. I g
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty six
BLAKE MORENO POVMy head felt heavy, and the world seemed to be one large whirlpool, twirling together until I felt lightheaded. Gabrielle's voice, I heard it, but it had come from such a faraway place that I thought I hallucinated it, not that I knew what was real or not, but I didn't want to wake up. The guilt, her eyes- the eyes of the dead- invaded every corner of my mind. I blinked, willing the world to come into focus. They did, and I wasn't seeing those accusing eyes anymore, instead, I was gazing into two pairs of familiar-looking eyes, the iris widened, beautiful colors exploding at the edges, drawing my focus until they were the only thing I could see. The eyes I gaped at were calming, dispelling my nightmares, even if it was just for the meantime. I looked away, the arrays of colors in the room making me flinch. I had grown so accustomed to the white room, that seeing any other colors were like pricks of needles in my eyes. Was this another hallucination, I couldn't even
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Twenty seven
BLAKE MORENO POVDays passed, and I became desperate. It was pathetic but I knew now that Gabrielle was right about everything she said. With the way things were going, it wouldn't take much for me to fall for her again. For starters I'd come to need her presence and was starting to get addicted to her daily routine- since she was the only one who spoke to me, cleaned me up, and dressed my wounds. She visited me for just an hour each day, she took care of my feeding- after we fought about it, because I had my own hands and could eat my meals myself! But one thing about Gabrielle was that she always got her way. No matter how much I whined, complained, reasoned, or begged, she did whatever she wanted. It was like my tantrums as she'd come to term them amused her to no end. She took pleasure in riling me up, and unconsciously, I'd come to crave those visits. I found myself always watching the time imploringly and counting the minutes until she'd come into my room. She'd also started
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THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty nine
PRESENT. BLAKE MORENO POV. Gabrielle Genovese was standing at my door- and she was real... the fire in her gray eyes was all too familiar and my heart nosedived. The woman I would have given up everything for was standing right in front of me. With a gun aimed in my face. My head spun even tho I tried to come off unaffected- but my throbbing heart was still racing and my breathing had accelerated so it was a wasted effort. The memories that I had tried to bury slammed into my head with an intensity that made me aware of every part of her. Her scent assaulted my senses, and every inch of her skin that I'd explored called to me fiercely until It was overwhelming. Her hold on the gun didn't waver and it looked as if she was contemplating just letting loose a spray of bullets in my direction. But despite the threat she represented, all I wanted to do was relive every moment I had spent with her. I wanted to touch her, wrap her in my arms, and run away with her to the ends of the
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty eight
GABRIELLE POV.Everyone gathered to hear me dole out the new terms to my rule, and anyone who opposed was shot dead immediately, their body burnt into ashes and tossed into the sea, not that most of them had anything to say while they stared at the head of Genovese at my feet. I wanted to shame him, even in death. He didn't deserve a proper burial. I was going to feed his head to the dogs he kept. The people in the room grumbled when I raised their returns to sixty percent but an arch of my eyebrow shut them up. They should be happy I didn't take them all out. Death was what they deserved, so they should be fucking grateful that I was letting them live. Simone stood beside me, his mouth clenched shut all through the process, but even his presence irritated me... Everyone that reminded me of Blake irritated me. The family dispersed and I appointed spies to keep an eye on them and report back to me about any misconduct, or any act of rebellion. If anyone broke any of the laws I'd lai
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty seven
GABRIELLE POV.I stared at Micheal, then at the gun that he aimed at me, waiting patiently for him to pull the trigger but he didn't. I waited until my fingers trembled. "If you're going to shoot an enemy, you should never hesitate"."You killed my father" he screamed, his hold tightening around the gun, his aim getting steadier. Yes, Micheal. Get mad, and put an end to all of this pain and suffering. "Yes I did, and I'll probably kill you too, so you better pull that trigger now that you have the chance," I said, meaning every word as I stared at him. His hands wavered, and then he lowered the gun as tears escaped an eye. I groaned inside, clenching my fist as we both stood in silence, his eyes fixed on mine. "Why didn't you let that guard kill me? Why did you save me? I don't want to be indebted to you for anything. Why did you do it?" He asked, meeting my gaze fiercely and I lost it. "I didn't do it for you! I killed him because that is only what I am good at. These hands only
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty six
GABRIELLE POV TWO WEEKS EARLIER.Footsteps approached my room and I braced myself for whoever was going to step in through the door. The door flung open and two people stumbled in as they were shoved viciously. They dropped to their knees right in front of me and I jumped back, my gaze darting to those of the culprit. Burn stepped in behind them with a sick smile on his lips, the two guns he held pointed at the back of their head. "I brought some audience for our little show".I stared at Keenan who couldn't meet my gaze then at Micheal whose little body shook in tremors as he looked up at me to deliver him. But he was wrong, I didn't save people, I only destroyed them, just as I had done to Blake.I met Burns's amused expression. "There will be no show," I told, my voice so quiet, it sounded eerie even in my ears.Burn quirked an eyebrow. "Is that a no, Pet, because I get trigger happy every time someone says no to me and I really don't want to have to blast Keenan's head off or th
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty five
BLAKE POV.The raw pain in her voice carried through the room, the agony of it rending through my heart like sharp-edged darts as I listened to it, then the call ended and April glanced in my direction. My grip on the chair handle I sat on tightened as I struggled to keep my emotions in check. "It's done. She thinks you're dead now. Do we proceed with our plans. Do you want her behind bars... We can have her arrested with the evidence we have on her"."I don't know" I got out, my voice hoarse as my eyes lingered on the phone, willing it to ring again just so I could hear her voice. I was crazy. Crazy and bloody stupid, but I couldn't stop myself from longing for her, especially after listening to her. What if, no, it wasn't speculation at this point, she'd shot me not to kill me but to save my life? If she'd really meant to kill me, I would be dead. But then I remembered her voice, the way her gaze had brightened as she conversed with Burn on how she'd lost interest in me, how it w
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty four
GABRIELLE POV.Stepping into the house I swore I would burn to the ground once I took over made me feel like a failure but I was not going to be so easily defeated, especially now that I might have nothing left. The pain of the unknown was terrible and my head hurt- the misery making my vision blurry, as I thought back to the bridge. What if I had miscalculated the angle of the shot as I aimed for Blake... maybe I'd hit one of his organs and he'd bled to death, and if that didn't happen, maybe April hadn't been able to save him, maybe she hadn't even been able to find his body.My heart constricted, the realization that Blake might really be gone from my life hitting me hard until it felt like I would collapse. I don't. Instead, I forged on, forcing my legs to move even tho all I wanted to do was crash against the floor and just cry for all the injustice I'd been dealt with. But those scenarios were all what-ifs. I had to believe that he was still alive.Blake was tough, and I hadn'
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty three
"No!" April gasped as she rushed into the murky river and searched blindly for the body of Blake. Was this what Gabrielle had meant when she said she could have him back? Why had she shot him... Just why, especially after keeping him alive for so long? "Blake! Blake, where the hell are you? Blake!" April screamed, crying as she searched blindly, the water tossing her from every corner until her eye caught a movement just ahead of her. April squinted, blinking the murky water from her vision and she saw him floating, red blood circling his midsection. Was he alive? Please let him be alive. April pushed at the water, gasping in frustration when it seemed as if she was moving in slow motion. Kicking through the murk, she finally reached him, and heaving a sigh of relief she wrapped her arms around him, and dragged him ashore, her chest heaving once they were in the safety of the dry land.Catching her breath, April let go of him and quickly pressed her finger to his wrist, then his nec
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty two
GABRIELLE POV.Blake coughed, grunting beneath me and I released a whoosh of air I hadn't realized I'd been holding. Simone pulled me up and helped Blake to his feet and we ran down the corridors. I kicked the door open to the garage to meet some of the soldiers waiting there for us."Let's go. And once we're within a safe distance, hit the self-destruct buttons, got it" I yelled over the roar of the car as I turned the key on the ignition... The other cars followed suit as the rebels rushed the entrance firing rounds at us but the bullets just bounced off our bulletproof van as we sped off Into the night, the house turning into balls of flames behind us as my soldiers carried out my instructions. I smiled as I watched the house burn, sure that no one had been able to get out alive. I turned to face Blake who was already staring at me, a smile on his lips. I reached with one hand for his shirt and yanked him to me as I rediscovered his taste once more, kissing him like the air I need
THE MAFIA'S TOXIC OBSESSION Fifty one
GABRIELLE POV"Who the fuck did he call" I growled into the phone, my heart rate increasing by the seconds and threatening to come out my chest. The soldier muttered his reply but it all sounded like a freaking broken record that had me flinging my phone at the wall in anger.I should have fucking known Keenan would do something like this. It was like I could never get through to him about the dangers of making impulsive decisions. Did he call grandfather, if he did then he was just going to expose himself to danger, something that I had been trying to avoid from the get-go. If only he'd just listen! Ugh. I switched on the voice transmitter in my room. "Prepare to leave. I want everything ready in half an hour" I ordered, then switched it off. Taking a deep calming breath to ease my frayed nerves, I opened the closet, then hit the button for the secret chamber. It swished open, and I stared at my collection of weapons, all armed and ready for use. I trailed my finger over my revolve
